O O lilJMBII COUNTY.
Location:
SMIITING:
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About 700 uurp miles. 422,fU2 acres.
:i.l.AltLK LAND:
)N TILtJVni.K LAND:
i 40(! "I'.ll ncri-a. which Includes ull timlxr where Ihrre ia
1 innrtt thnn 1(10.00(1 feet on n unrtir wrtion. uli nil log-
Kfil IT Inml which ia nut suitable for ami in no condition
for cultivation.
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A'toul seven Hnd o.ie half In eight billion feet.
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JiSKSSKl) VAI.UK OK TILL AIII.K LAND: fJII.V..
T)TAL ASSI-:.VI-:i VALUATION OK AM. I'l.ol'KKTY:
I $1H.(H)0,OI).
;ili.i:s OK COUNTY UOADS':
! ) ) iiiiltM, ho nc of which U in first chow condition. Home in
fuic condition un.l some in veiy poor condition.
li.KS ok laii.noADS:
I About 12.1 miles which include the main line of the S. 1'.
I & S. and the vnrioua logging roada.
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rUI.ATION:
CilMATK:
raoDUCTS:
) Fiuitauf all kir.da, eHjx-cially applen, ptrars, plums and
berries; drain nnd gruwtc; garden truck of all kinds and
1 dairying'.
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In the Northwestern pnrt of Oregon, on the Columbia
KivT, with uUmt 70 miles of river front.
15.72U acres. This In lund that in actually in cultivation
uiiti cleared, exclusive of town Iota.
(Viihuh of I '10 given l0,rK0 but a careful estimate thia
year gives it at least 15,000.
TemiM'rutf. I luring the aummer the thermometer rarely
reaches 100 in the shade and in the coldest weather of
winter .ero weather la ulmost unknown. Purintr the
winter months there is considerable rain, but not too much.
Just enough to insure crops. Crop failures are unknown.
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did last year? Are you reasonably
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If not, thia is your time NOW to
mail the coupon belo7 and let the
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in your present occupation or in a
different one where you can command a
higher salary at th start, with no limit
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In making thia offer, all your cir
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sideration, and it only remains for you
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H. V. REED, Manager
MjKij Building PORTLAND, OREGON
Ships from all parts of the world carry Columbia County product down
the Columbia Kiver and to the marketa of the world. A through line
of Kailroad travcrae the county from the North to the South. Kiver
boata carry local products to local marketa at low rates.
LAND
Thousands of acrea of first class land can be purchased at reasonable
pricci upon which are atumpa left from the timber oix-rations. Thia
land ia especially suited for farming, fruit raising and dairying.
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ST. HELENS
A city on the Columbia River, 28 milea from Portland, with a population
of 2500 people. The County Seat of Columbia County. A Four year
Standard Hikh School. Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal and
Catholic Churches. All the leading fraternal orders. Gravity water
system owned by the city sufficient to supply a city of 10,000 people.
Electric lights, graded and macadamized streets, sewers. Principal
industries are lumbering, shipbuilding, creosoting, stone quarrying'
finning and shipping. Two large saw mills with a capacity of 250,000
feet per day; more than 5 million feet of lumber shipped each month;
several large ocean going vessels built each year; timber treated with
creosote and shipped all along the coast. Two big stone quarries and
rock crushing plants in continuous operation. An average of 300 tons
of Columbia Kiver Salmon caught and marketed. A farming country
back of it that cannot be excelled in the world. Several new business
blocks now under construction. Five miles of sewer being built.
A PAY ROLL OF NEARLY $100,000 PER MONTH.
Many beautiful and attractive homes.
NOTICE
In the matter of the Application
of F. Keever and P. R. Hansen for
a license to sell spirituous, malt
and vinous liquors.
To whom it may concern:
Take notice that we, the under
signed, have filed our application
with the city council, of the city of
St. Helens, Oregon, on the 12th
day of January, 1914, for a license
to sell spirituous, mult and vinous
liquors in the socalled Depot Sa
loon, situated in secton 4, township
4, north range 1 west, of said city,
formerly town of Houlton; said
license to be for a term of six
months from the 27th day of Jan
uary, 1914, and said application
will be heard, granted or refused,
by the city council on Monday, the
the 2Gth day of january. 1914. at
7:30 o'clock in the evening of said
day, at the city hall in said city, to
which application remonstrances
may be filed with the Recorder of
said city under and pursuant to
Ordinance No. ICO of said city of
St. Helens, Oregon, under which
said ordinance this application is
made.
Dated at St. Helens, Oregon, this
12th day of January, 1914.
F. Keever and P. R. Hanson, ap
plicants. "Good Morning!" j
When ws are at our best a flood of I
life pours Itself out Id the simple old
words "tlood morning!' a flood of
meaning which strains to eiprea.4 Itself
In a thousand ways, but has to be con i
tetit with verbal symbol. Our ptiys- I
leal and vital energies, our love, our j
lilnyfiilneHS. our stores of gratitude
for the worlds paxi gifts, all that is
111.... k. ...au M.,.i..a
CTIIIIIIK ua timuiu liiv .uinm.
mxhliiK out In the time mellowed
greeting. The depths of us. the con
centrated snd Imprisoned energy of
our liiiooMi life, calls ai-runa the dl
tiini-e to the unseen depths ot our fel
kiw.-Atlaiitic.
Mads Him Livs Up to It.
Downtrud Never write letters, my
boy. that you'll regret Id after Ufa
I H-w tell-ton hi ienk aa from eiperi
eiiee? I H tit im1 i do. In early cor
reMHiiiiteiiee with Hie liul) who la now
my wire I uliiiied injxelf "Your vbedt
nl servant''
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A King's Doa Lost.
Lord North lldVs reference to King
Churl" cry for bis lowt dog aa dcIiir
aniung Ibe eiirllest English newjox'r
aiivertlsonicnta reminds one. says the
IimIud Chruulcle, of the toue of those
ploueer nnounccuienta. Here, then,
ia Charles Id search of a dog:
"We must coll upon yuu again for a
Hliuk Dog, between a Greyhound and
a Spaniel, no wblte about him. only a
streak on bis brest and bis tayl a lit
tle bobbed. It is bis majesty's own
dog. snd doubtless was stoln. for the
Dug i not born nor bred in Eug
Innd. i,. nl would never forsuke bis
Muster. Whosoever Dods him may
acquaint any at Whitehall, for the Dog
was better known at Court than those
who stole blm. Will they never leave
robbing bis Majesty? Must be not
keep a dog? This Dog's place Is the
only place which nobody offers to
buy."
For 6hort.
Mrs. Butler had a uew cook, who
was a buxonj Degress. She came one
morning, and after she bud been as
signed to ber duties the mistress asked
her name.
-Vo" may call me norentlna," wa
the reply.
"What Is your other name?" Inquir
ed Mrs. Hutler.
"Why, mlHsua," said the colored wo
man. yo see. my odder name is Ida.
but I'se alius been called Florentlna
fo' short"-1'bllndelphla Itecord.
Montst'a Burning Mountain.
Tbe "burning mountain" of Montet
In Aveyron. Krunre. is often mistaken
for an active volcano because a plllnr
of cloud rlsi from It by day and a
plllnr .f nrv by night, but It U In reali
ty h cuiil mine, which bus been burn
ing for fleveml yeanu--l)iulon Opinion.
In s Bad Way.
"Here lx a doctor who say a yoo
uiiixtu't eat when you're worried."
"Hut tuippone yuu'rw always worried
for fear you ain't goln' to get any
thing to iulf-Cleveland 1'laln Dealer-
Sweeping.
"That l a awtM-plim argument," re
nmrkul n tiiislMind wttoae wife used a
ln mm to rout lure him tbnt he ought
to Imve la-en iHtme aerernl hours pro
vKily. (
He xiire thiil the wlKest iiersonstara
he .'""I sever. Montague.
Just Goes Out.
Juvenlle-Miiiiinia. when the fire gov
out where does It go? Mother-1 don't
know. dear. You might just as well
ak where your father goes when be
goes out
It Is aa hard to find a man without
guilt aa a Oab without a backbone.
An-hytoe.
INDUSTRIES:
Lumbering and timber is the principal industry; there be
ing about twenty-five aaw mills. Salmon fishing in tM
Columbia Kiver ia also an important industry. Farming
and fruit raising; Stone quarrying; Ship buildinw and all
kinds of lumber manufacturing pianta.
OPPORTUNITIES:
There are fine opportunities for the small farmer, dairy,
man, fruit grower and truck gardener. Also a number of
choice deep water sites for manufacturing pianta.
THE DELTA GARDENS:
12,0 )0 acre of I w landi along the Columbia River which
have recently been dyked and are now in high state of
cultivation especially adapted to growing of vegetables and
small fruits.
SChOOIi':
Four stai.dard Hiyh Schools; Grade schools I n each
locality.
CHURCHES:
Nearly all denominations represented.
THE COUNTY OFFICERS:
Circuit Judges, J. U. Campbell and J. A. Eakin
District Attorney, W. B. Dillard
County Judge, W. A. Harris
County Clerk. H. E. LaBare
Sheriff, A. E. Thompson
Assessor, C. W. Blakesley
School Superintendent, J. B. Wilkerson
Treasurer, R. S. Hattan
Coroner, F. H. Sherwood
Surveyor, Geo. Conyers
Commissioners, John Farr, Louis Fluhrer.
CITIES, TOWN. AND POST OFFICES:
St. Helens Rainier
ClaUkanie Houlton
Scappoose Warren
Deer Island Goble
Yankton Vernonia
Mist Quincy
Mayger Maishland
Columbia City Reuben
Apiary Hudson
Prescott Trenholm
Inglis
WAGNER AND THE CABBY.
A Bit of Comedy Thst Won s Good Tip
SVrom tho Composer,
A story of Wagner kuown to very
few U brought to the light by the Vos
slsche Zeltuug. When the composer
was In a really merry mood, tbe right
niood for story telling, he used to say
that, being In Ilerlin on a very hot
summer's day and finding hlmaelf in
the lKuhofTsilatx, he summoned one
of the first class droshkles that were
still fairly numerous at that time and
told the driver where to go. Ills des
tination was at the very farthest point
of a district within which only tbe
lowest fare could be demandel.
It struck Wagner Immediately that
his driver was taking a very affecting
leave of one of bis fellows, as though
he were starting on a life or death
journey. "Goodby. William," he sold;
"we shan't see each other again for
a long time."
After the carrluge bad rattled on for
a good while It came suddenly to a
standstill. The driver got down from
his Ihix on the right hand side, opened
the rnirl.-ige door ai:d brnced it to
again: then he went round to tbe left
side and related the performniii-o.
cllinlxtl u on to bis bos and resumed
tbe Journey. At the end of the drive
Wagner nskrd blm what this dumb
cm in! x show meant. Tbe driver, with
a sly look, mode answer: "I just want
ed to bamboozle my old nag. lie would
never have lielleved that the whole
drive was for a minimum fare and
would have rcfuned to go on. But by
banging the doors I got him to imagine
that one fare had got out and another
got In."
Wagner laughed heartily over this
explanation, and the driver, in spite of
his greed, over which the composer
made very merty In his letters, real
ized the handsome tip on which be had
lieeu speculating. London Standard.
. Ouehl
One of those dear lady friends of
ours who take a particular interest
In other people's affairs got on a car
nnd sat down beside a quiet looking
man whose face was badly pitted.
"Why, you poor maul" abe ex
claimed. "How you must have suf
fered! How long ago did you have
the amalluox?"
"Maduni," waa the seriously spoken
reply, "whot evidently drew your at
tention are not pita of smallpox. I
had these put on by a beauty spe
cialist to keep my face from skidding
when I ent watermelon." Chicago
Tribune.
Explosive.
An ambitious young writer having
asked. "What magazine will glra ma
the highest position qnlckes tT waa
told. "A powder mogiulae. If you con
tribute a fiery article."
HOW MERCHANTS FOUGHT
TOWN'S CALAMITY TALK
Psychology Counts Mush Whan Pessi
mism Reigns In CommunlVy.
"It's the psychology of the tbiog that
counts," said a traveling man recently.
"You know how a slump will hit a
town once In awhUe for bo apparent
reason at all? That's juat Che way It
was down In Missouri good Bttl
town, 25,000 or more. Everything bad
been lovely there, and some fool start
ed a calamity howl when business be
gan to drop off a little In tbe dull sea
son. The suggestion worked. People
forgot It was a dull season and began
asking every one else what waa the
trouble with the town.
"One day one of the town's big mer
chants sat down aud figured it ost. He
traced tbe rumors back to find theft
real foundation and discovered the
reason to be nothing at all. tie found
that at tbe time the taKk started tbe
towo was doing a better business than
it ever had done In the dull season.
And then be saw tbe psychology of
the calamity talk. Once seeing H. be
determined to fight Ore wltb Ore.
"The next day be called tbe mer
chants of his block into bla office and
told them what be bad discovered.
I'or awhile there was trouble in mak
ing them see things bla way, bat at
last he succeeded. Then be outlined
his plan, and they agreed to do aa be
sold.
"Tbe result was that wtthtn a tow
days In the display windows of every
merchant In that block were large
algns announcing the fact that boat
news was good and getting better ev
ery minute, that there waa nothing to
be discouraged about In fact, every
thing was lovely. Following this, ev
ery merchant advertised in the even
ing paper with a catch line something
Use this:
" We're In the Prosperity Block and
Doing a Good Business.'
"Soon the other merchants aaw the
optimism of tbe merchants to thta
prosiierlty' block waa attracting trade.
And so they Joined the procession.
They put placards to their windows
boasting of their good bustneae and
the faith that It was going to be bet
ter right along. Boon the whole town
was doing it With prosperity dinned
at them right along the citizens caught
the spirit and now well, now tbe
town Is one of the most booming tittle)
places In Missouri. Psychology did It"
A Game of Chance.
"1 suppose." said tbe stranger with
in tbe gates, "tbe lid Is on all game
ef chance In this town"
"Ion't you believe It. etrnr er." re
joined the unlive. "The marriage li
cense uUlce Is still wide open."-exchange.